Collapsible tube holder and ejector



Sept. 19, 1940.

J. J. MANNiNG GOLLAPSIBLE TUBE HOLDER AND EJEGTOR Original Filed Nov. 2, 1938 a 2 6 a 2 v 7 a am a 11 5W 1 l l 7 v A n a I E. I E -7- 1 2 a W mvgNToR Joseph Eta-2222 BY ATTORN p.*t....,is.,t1 i940 h "2,214,501

UNITED STATESFP'ATFEFNTJ OFFICE COLLAPSIBLE TUBE HOLDER AND EJEGTOR' Joseph J. Manning, Philadelphia, Pa.

Application November 2, 1938, Serial No. 238,349 Renewed February 2, 1940- The object of the invention is to provide 1111-, end portion of a collapsible tube; and Fig. 6 is .provements in supporting containers for collapa plan view of the rotatable key per se. sible tubes, such for instance as those which Referring to the drawing, a vertically elonare commonly used for the transportation and gated casing is shown as being formed of any dispensing of shaving creams, tooth pastes, and suitable materiaLsuch for instance, as one of the the like.- synthetic resins or equivalent formable substance,

Another object is to provide in a device of this and in horizontal cross section comprising a subtype the combination of a container, having an stantially flat rear wall I, two laterally posiend which is closed except for an aperture, tioned' forwardly extending side walls 2 and 3,

0 through which the contents of the enclosed tube anda preferably outwardly bowed forward wall are adapted to be discharged, a suitable guide- 4. This forward wall may be of any desired. way within said container, a. slide movable in shape, butis'here shown as being'substantially said guideway and adapted to receive the crimped semi-cylindrical in cross section and so joined or otherwise closed end of the tube, anda key to the forward edge portions of the lateral walls extending through a wall of the said container, 2 and 3 as to provide vertically extending shoulengaging said closed tube end and rotatable with ders 5, which cooperate with rearwardly spaced in and with respect to said slide, so as to conshoulders 6 in the said lateralwalls 2 and 3, to trol the collapsing and winding of the tube by p ov e oppo itely positioned guide-Ways Ghana the said key. nels I, in which a slide or ejecting member 8 Still another object is to provide insuch a deis adapted to reciprodatevice a slide, having a transversely extending res d 8 P ably comprises a cast or moldcess adapted to receive a laterally inwardly ex-v ed member hav a l n itudin l ye tendins, tending key and the closed end of a tube en- Substantially cylindrical r p i a gaged by said key, said closed end of the tube v chamber he-Vihgerestricted, w fi' y directbeing adapted to enter said recess through a reed opening slot in, positioned between the round- 25 stricted slot, defined by and between preferably ed edges of shoulders II, which edges are P- rounded edges, which cooperate to closely comprea hed fr m bene h y wnw r ly diver in press the side walls of the tube, and thereby comcurved surfaces l2, adapted for advance e a e pletely force the tubes contents outwardly, as mehhwiiih the closed end Portion Of a 8 the key is rotated within the said slide, so as sible u l4 tainin any desir d typ of n- 0 to prevent waste of said contents as in a tube, tents Such as Shaving cream. tooth P which is not wholly and evenly collapsed orcomthe like. as the j n P rtions of uch ube pressed. enter'said chamber.

And a still further object is to provide a device 1 The .upper c osed end portion 6 of the e0 ep-.

of this character, whichis so designed that it can Sible tlibe is engaged y and between Spaced P be inexpensively made of synthetic resin or ,sim- 8-1181 arms Of a ey having ia y u d ilarly formable composition as well as 01' metal,. Shank which i P ned in end'extends Outwhich will resist all ordinary rough usage and d y u h a v r ically extending 810i? N in 5 will perform with the highest degree of efliciency. the lateral wall 3 of said casing and Carries P 40 wit th objects thus .briefly stated, the inits outer free end any suitable form of manually o vention comprises further'tetails of construction ns e l knob Or. h lik Thi y, when .and operation, which are hereinafter fully in engagement with the upper closed end or the brought out in the following description, when -tube ll within the chamber 9. of said slide, is read in conjunction with the accompanying adapted to be rotated by manual engagement drawin in which Fig. 1' is a side elevation of a withthe knob 20, 'so as to thereby wind the tube a device comprising one embodiment of the invenraduallyeround' i y. nd ew the ad;- tion; Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same taken jacent portions of the said tube into said chamcen trally through the .slot shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 her through the slot ll. is a vertical front to rear section of the same In being drawn through said slot, which is but taken at right angles with the section shown little more than just wide enough to accommoso in Fig, 2;v Fig. 4 is an enlarged horizontal section date the combined thickness of the opposite walls of the device taken above the slide shown in Figs. of the tube ll, whenl flattened, saidwalls are 2 and 3, and looking downwardly; Fig. 5 is a ,versqueezed together in such manner as to positively tical transverse view of the slide per se in op'eraforce the contents of said tube downwardly and tive engagement with the adjacent closed upper outwardly through the discharge opening, indicated at lBa by dot-and-dash lines, which extends through an aperture l8b in the bottom wall I of the casing, the upper surfaces of which last-mentioned wall converge downwardly at an approximately 30 angle, so as to conform with and provide a uniform rest for the adjacent end portion ofthe tube l4.i

At the top, the said casing is preferably open, in order to permit. the insertion of the collapsible tube, with the key attached thereto and extending laterally through the slot 99, after the slide 8 has first beenslid horizontally upon and longitudinally of said key and adjacent portions of said tube, as indicated in Figs. 3 and 5. Thereafter a suitable lid or closure 2| is placed in operative position upon the otherwise open end of said casing, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and' 3, to'protect the interior of said casing, as well as its contents and to prevent foreign objects from inadvertently entering said casing and disturbing the otherwise uniform operation of the device. It should also be mentioned that the rear wall of said casing may be provided with one or more spaced apertures, slots, or other means 22, for detachably mounting said casing upon any suitable extraneous support, such as the wall of a room,,or upon a so-called medicine cabinet; or the like.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States is:

l. A container for'collapsible tubes, comprising a hollow body portion closed at one end except for a discharge aperture, a guide within said body portion, a hollow member slidably engaging said guide and prevented thereby from rotating, said member having a restricted slot in one wall defined by closely-spaced edges between which the walls of a tube are adapted to pass, and means to draw the closed end of a tube between said edges and into said recess, so as to compress the tube walls andeject its contents through the discharge aperture of said body.

2. A container for collapsible tubes, comprising a hollow body portion closed at one end except for a discharge aperture and provided with a longitudinal slot, oppositely positioned guides within said body portion, a hollow member slidably engaging said guides and prevented thereby from rotating, said member having a restricted slot in one wall defined by closely spaced edges between which the walls of a tube are adapted to pass, and a rotatable key slidable in said slot and extending into said member, to draw the closed end of a tube between said edges, so as to compress the tube walls and eject its contents through the discharge aperture of said body while said member moves toward said aperture,

3. The combination of a container having guide channels in two of its opposite walls, with a hollow member having a recess provided with a restricted slot in one wall, and prevented by the sides of said channels from turning while sliding therein, and a rotatable element extending into said recess and operative-todraw the closed end of a collapsible tube through said slot and into said recess.

4. The combination of a container, having an upper open end provided with a removable closure and one side provided with a longitudinally container is provided with a discharge aperture, parallel guideways in two of the lateral walls of said container, a member slidable in and prevented from turning .by said guideways and provided with a substantially cylindrical recess open at one end and also provided with a restricted slot opening through one side between rounded edges, and an element slidable in said container slot, and adapted when in engagement with the closed end portion of a tube within said recess, to rotate and cause the body of thetube to be drawn through said' restricted slot, thereby squeezing the contents from within the tube through said discharge aperture.

JOSEPH J. MANNLN extending slot, while the opposite end of said 

